HECTOR BERLIOZ
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust (The Damnation of Faust) - From the Royal Albert Hall 1989 Anne Sofie Von Otter, Keith Lewis, Jose Van Dam, Peter Rose / The Chicago Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti [ AWD DVD / DVD - released 20/Jan/2006 ] Sir Georg Solti conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in a magnificent performance of Berlioz's concert cantata. |
CECILE CHAMINADE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Chaminade - Mots d'Amour: Lieder (Songs) Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo), Bengt Forsberg (piano) Peter Jablonski (piano II), Nils-Erik Spar (violin)f [ Deutsche Gramophone / CD - released 10/Aug/2001 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD WINNER 2002 - Vocal |
W. A. MOZART / CHRISTOPH WILLIBALD GLUCK / JOSEPH HAYDN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Anne Sofie von Otter - Opera Arias Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano) / English Concert, Trevor Pinnock [ Archiv / CD - released 6/Oct/1997 ] This disc, an entirely personal selection of arias from the Viennese Classical period, means all the more to her including, arias sung by dramatic and passionate women 'most of whom', she admits ''I have never performed on stage" Gramophone |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Songs (Songs orchestrated by: Berlioz-Britten-Brahms-Liszt-Offenbach-Reger-Webern ) Anne Sofie von Otter / Thomas Quasthoff / The Chamber Orchestra of Europe / Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 28/Apr/2003 ] "Von Otter remains one of the most searching, verbally aware of Lieder interpreters. Quasthoff, with his warm noble baritone, is just as compelling. Abbado is a near-ideal accompanist, alive to any special felicities of scoring but always considerate... |
GUSTAV MAHLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mahler: Symphony No 3 Anne Sofie von Otter / Women's Chorus of the Vienna Singverein / Wiener Philharmoniker; Pierre Boulez [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 24/Mar/2003 ] "A leading contender in the anti-theatrical Mahler stakes, in superlative sound, too" - Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine (August 2003) |
BRAD MEHIDAU / LEO FERRE / BARBARA / JONI MITCHELL / RICHARD RODGERS / MICEL LEGRAND / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Love Songs Anne Sophie Von Otter (mezzo) & Brad Mehldau (piano) [ Naive / 2 CD - released 22/Nov/2010 ] In the most exciting classical crossover project of the year, Anne Sofie von Otter has recorded an album with the jazz pianist Brad Mehldau... |
JACQUES OFFENBACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Offenbach: Arias and Scenes Anne Sophie von Otter (soprano) / Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 15/Oct/2002 ] Recording of the Month: Gramophone Magazine (March 2003) GRAMOPHONE AWARD WINNER 2003 - recital |
OFFENBACH / STRAUSS II / MILLOCKER / ZELLER / KALMAN / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Anneliese Rothenberger Anneliese Rothenberger (soprano) with various orchestras & conductors [ EMI Champagne-Operette / 2 CD - released 1/Dec/2006 ] With her light and silvery soprano and her acting skills, Annelise Rothenberger captivated opera audiences the world over, and not only on stage: her television performances brought the world of opera and operetta into Germany's living rooms,... |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Violin Concertos 1, 2 & 4 / Adagio in E Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) / Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner, Philharmonia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti [ EMI Great Artists of the Century / CD - released 1/Mar/2004 ] Recorded 1991 & 1992 |
ANDRE PREVIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Previn: Violin Concerto (with Bernstein-Serenade) Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) / Boston Symphony Orchestra / Andre Previn [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 14/Nov/2003 ] 2005 Grammy Award Winner: Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra) |
EDOUARD LALO / PABLE de SARASATE / GEORGE BIZET
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Lalo: Symphonie Espagnole / Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen / Bizet: Carmen Suite & Jeux d'enfants Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) / Orchestre National de France, Seiji Ozawa [ EMI Classics Red Line / CD - released 15/Oct/1997 ] Today one of the world's top musicians - back then a child prodigy whose emotional power and technical prowess fascinated audiences and critics alike. |
BRAHMS / DEBUSSY / FRANCK / MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Anne-Sophie Mutter - Berlin Recital Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) Orkis Mutter (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 21/Sep/1996 ] Recording: Berlin, Philharmonie, Grosser Saal, 9/1995 |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Harmonia Mundi 50th Anniversary Boxed Set Anonymous 4, Huelgas Ensemble, Fretwork, Andreas Scholl, William Christie, Andrew Manze, Jerusalem Quartet, Alan Planes, Richard Egarr, Isabelle Faust [ Harmonia Mundi / 30 CD Box Set - released 13/Oct/2007 ] 50 WORKS / 30 CDs / OVER 36 HOURS OF MUSIC Described by the New York Times as "one of Europe's finest independent record companies" |
KAROL SZYMANOWSK / WITOLD LUTOSLAWSKI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE:Szymanowski: Symphonies 2 & 3 / Lutoslawski: Concerto for Orchestra, Paroles tisées Antal Dorati, Chantal Juillet, Charles Dutoit, Paul Kletzki, Peter Pears, Witold Lutoslawski, Peter Jablonski, etc [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 21/Feb/2006 ] "Chantal Juillet plays marvelously, and Charles Dutoit and his Montréal forces are happily on top form here. A really rewarding disc, especially if you have been waiting (like me) for these fine readings to return to circulation." ClassicalNet |
PETER SCULTHORPE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Sculthorpe: The Fifth Continent / Port Arthur: In Memoriam / Djilile / Piano Concerto / Earth Cry / etc Anthony Fogg (piano) / Tasmanian & Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, David Porcelijn / Graham Ashton Brass Ensemble / Peter Sculthorpe (speaker) [ ABC Classics Australian Eloquence / CD - released 30/Jan/1999 ] A delightful selection of works by this renowned Australian composer. |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: La Clemenza di Tito (complete opera with libretto) Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Sylvia McNair, Julia Varady, Anne Sofie von Otter / The English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner (cond) [ Deutsche Grammophon Archiv / 2 CD Box Set - released 9/Jun/2011 ] With starring roles from Ann Sophie Von Otter, Sylvia McNair, the English Baroque Soloists and the Monteverdi Choir all under the baton of Sir John Eliot Gardiner. |
JOHN RUTTER / DAVID FANSHAWE / TRADITIONAL / ROBERT BURNS / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Anthony Way: The Choirboy Anthony Way (treble) [ Total Records / CD - released 15/Aug/1995 ] Anthony Way was born in London on 14 December 1982, and was a chorister by the age of eight. He is the 6th child out of 8 siblings. His mother was a housewife. His father worked as an officer at Wormwood Scrubs Prison. |
HANDEL / MOZART / BRAHMS / BACH / FAURE / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Anthony Way: Wings of a Dove Anthony Way (treble), with Barbara Bonney, Tabitha Watling, Choir of Uppingham School [ Decca / CD - released 15/Aug/2019 ] Anthony Way was born in London on 14 December 1982, and was a chorister by the age of eight. He is the 6th child out of 8 siblings. Wings of a Dove was originally released in 1997. |
GIACOMO PUCCINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Puccini: Messa Di Gloria / Preludio Sinfonico / Crisantomi Roberto Alagna (tenor) Thomas Hampson (baritone) / London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, Antonio Pappano [ EMI Classics / CD - released 3/Jul/2001 ] "Maestro Pappano's obvious belief in lesser-known Puccini seems to have inspired the London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra to the peak of their abilities." MusicWeb |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Sonata in F Minor / 16 Waltzes Antti Siirala (piano) [ Ondine / CD - released 10/Aug/2004 ] "... naturally pianistic and elegant... real imagination and eloquence... a dream of wonderfully sustained intensity and dynamic murmur... sonorous and boldly alive." - International Piano Quarterly |